Marsh horseshoe



Aug. 4, 1925. 1,548117 J. A. DANN MARSH HORSESHOE Filed July 6 1923Patented Aug. {1, 1 925.

5 UNITED {STATE'S .TOSE1II-I ARTHUR DANN, OF MIAMIFLORIDA.

' 1V[ARSH H A pplicat idn filed .T1ily e,

T0 all whom 7It may conokam:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A; DANN, a citizn 0f the United States,'resicling ab Miami, in the countyof Datle and State of Florida, haveinventecla new and-nsefnl Marsh Horsesho e,of Wl1i chthe follmvmg 1s aspecificati0n.

.This inv9ntion relates 10 Shos or the lilze clesigned f01" use Withclraft anirnals, s31l12'1t the animal supp'lied with shoes 01:tl1ls011211- acte1 Will be prevented fr0m s1nk1ng 1n to. the; gr-ounclsurface When worlgng 1n sWampy 01 low la'ndsi 1 The primaiy object 0fthe 1nve1t1on '1s t-o provide a devibe 01: t-lllS-'Cllitllt6r wh1ch Wlllinc1eaSe the ground-engagmg surface of the hoof 0f the h0rse, and 0n6which will prevent slipping ofthe l101 558.

A still further object of the 1nvent1on 1s the provision of means at theforwardpnd of the boot f01' eliminating any possib1l 1ty 015 the forwardportion 0f the bo0t catclnng in obstructions, t0 retard the progress 01"the animal.

Vith the foregoing ancl other -objects 1n view which Will appear as thedescription proceecls, the invention resicles in the cornbination andarrangement 0f parts ancl 1n the cletails 0 1 constrction hereinafter'de scribed and clairned, it being understood that changes in theprecise embodiment of the invention herein clisclosed,1nay be maclewiuhin the scope 0f what is claimed, without departing from the spiritof the in vent ion.

Referring t0 the clrawing:

Figure 1 illustraces a plan view of a boo-t constructed in accorclancewith the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a Sectional view taken 011 line 2-2 0f Fig. l,

Fig. 3 illustrates a sectional view taken 011 line 33 of Fig. 2, Y Fig.4 illustrates a frag1nental cletail view of another f01n1 0f securingmeans, and

Fig. 5 is a detail view of a part 0f this form of se curing 1neans.

Refer1ing t0 the drawing in detail, the reference character. 5designates the body ortion 0f the sl1oe, Which is formed preferably 0fsheet-metal, the, same bei1 1g relatively wide so that portionsthereofwill extend beyond the side edges of an animals hoof,oo' Whichthe same is applied.

The body p0rtion 5 is provided with a rolled edge as indicated at 6,which rolled PATENT OFFICE. j

ORSESHOE 1923; Serial No. 649858.

eclge' is -:lesigned to reinf0rc the body p01 tion 5 ancl eliminate anypossibility of the sa1ne bending under the weight of the animal usihgthe Same, and in order that the shoe Will not sli' cle over the grou'ndsurface, the rear edge thereof'is 'turnecl clownwardly as at 7, thedownturned edge providing a iib thr0ughout the entire wiclth of thesho-Q As shoWn, the forward portion 0f the Shoe isrounded and extendsupwardly as at 8 so tl1at when the Same is moved over-- thegrounclsurfaee, the fo-rward portiony Will have, a tendency to camthe"forwarcl portion of the sl1oe upwardlyfover' any Obstruction Whichmight be in the patlrof travel of the animal -using the boot, anal atthe Same tirne eliminating any possibilityfof' the boot catching unde rweecls, brush, 0r the like.

Fqrmecl in thenpper surface of the body portion 5 anal adjacent toopposite sides thereof, are the rows 01 openings 9, which rows 0fopenings extend at angles with relation to the side edges of the bodyport1on 5 and a1*a provioled to accommoclate securing bolts 10, thebolts 10 being for the purpose of securing the 110015 clamping unember11 to the body portion 5. Fron1 the foregoing it is obvious that thehoof damping mernber 11 may be re1noved, and a hoof clamping member 01greater width appliecl t0 the body portion, thereby adapting the shoef01 use with animals having various sized hoofs.

Tl1is hoof clamping member 11 is formecl of a relativelywide band whichhas its lower eolge cut als an angle as at 11' so that the clamping1nen1ber Will be supportecl at an angle Wigh relation to the bodyportion 5, 01 in arnanner to closely embrace the forward portion of ananimals hoof.

The seculing means employed f0r securing the real ortion of the hoof tothe body portion 5 include's a plate 12 cornprising right-anglecl ends12 and 13 which have their extremities flattened. as at, 14 and apertured to accomlnodate the securing bolts 15, Which pass through eithero1 the openings 116 f01' securing the plate 12 to the body ortion 5. Assh own this plate 12 has its forward edge cut'awayat17 to proviole aclearance to permitof free mova1nent 0f that portion of an ani1nals lfdisposed above the plate 12'. Y

In theform of the invention as indicated by Fig. 4, a portion of thebody portion 5 may be sta1nped therefron1 and bent up- Wardly as at 17't0 provide an ear, the same being apertured to receive one 0f the hooks18. Tha band 19 which carries Ol'l'6 0f Said hooks 18 is also providedwith a hook 1119mber 20, which is engaged by one extre1nity of the lever21 that is pivotally carri-ed at 0ne extremity of the band 22.

When 'this securing means is to be enr p1oyed, ehe bands 19 and 22 a1'epositionad over the forward ortion 0f a 1100i 01 an animal, anc1 helever 21 is operated to tighten the bands over the 1100i.

It migh't be further stated that the hooks 18 a1e connected t0 the1nen1bers 19 and 22 by means of the turnbuckles 20 whereby an adjustmentof the members 18, 19 and 22, With respect to each 0ther, 1nay be had.

As shown by Fig. 5, U-bolts 23 am employed in place of alle 1ne1nbers17, Whereupon an exeptionally streng connection is provided between thebody port'1on 5 and securingmember.

In the use 0fthe device as shown by the f011n of the invention,illustrated by Figs. 1 ancl 2 an ani1nals hoof '1s clamped under themember 11, the rear extensions 0f the shoe of the ani1na1 being clampedunder the seouring 1nembr 12, whereupon the animals 110015 is clamped tothe body ortion against displacement.

What is claimed as new is:

In a device of the character described, a. body portion, an ear stampedfrom the body portion at one side and extending upwardly ther efrom,saicl body portion having a p1u rality of openings disposed in spaceclrelation with nach other and arranged at the opposite side 0f the bodyportion, a U-bolt adapted f01 positioning in the openings, a hookadapted for securing to the U-bolt, a hook member adapted to extendthrough th-a ear, bands associated With 'the hooks, turnbuckles foradjustably connecting the bands and hooks, and a pivoted 1ever forconnecting the opposite ends of the bands to cau'se the bands t0 moveinto engagnment With an animals hoof.

In testimony that I claim the fonegoing as 1ny own, I havahereto-aifixecl my signature in the presence 0f two witnesses.

JOSEPH ARTHUR DANN.

Vitnesses BEN SHEPARD, H. H. MONEIL.

